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2001 Toyota TACOMA Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1246896
Internal NHTSA #	10810973
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	TACOMA
Model Year	2001
File date	31/12/12
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	In 2012, i drove my toyota tacoma pickup truck to a local dealer in response to a recall letter. I was responding to a notice that toyota had mailed to me. The recall was for a spare tire carrier that may fall off the frame at highway speeds because of a known corrosion problem. The dealership told me that they could not perform the repair because the vehicle's frame was too badly corroded. The dealership performed a frame inspection, & they told me my vehicle had "failed". The dealership did nothing, except to contact toyota corp. Representatives from toyota have telephoned me twice to say that they will do nothing. The company representatives said that my truck "did not meet the parameters of their program". Since then, i have received three more notices from toyota concerning the faulty spare tire plate. Each time i bring my pickup truck in response to these recall notices, i'm turned away. After doing some research, i discovered how toyota had bought back vehicles like mine because of the faulty steel used to make the frame. My wife and i are both elderly. She has three forms of cancer, and we depend in this vehicle. When my wife and i purchased the tacoma new in 2001, we also purchased a $2,200 extra protection package. We had hoped that toyota would stand behind their product should anything go wrong. They refused. The frame of my vehicle is buckling. It shakes and groans when moving along the road. The dealership & toyota both informed us that our truck is unsafe, & then walked away without offering a remedy. We feel we've been trapped by unjust business practices. For the past three years, everyone involved has refused to help us. Now that the nhtsa is involved, will you help us? [xxx] [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	109489
Number of Occurences	4
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MI
VIN pattern	5TEWM72N31ZXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	08/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2001 Toyota TACOMA Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2001 Toyota TACOMA Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

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